Your Travel Experience with South American Tours DMC
You leave the hotel and drive to the Cosme Velho station to take the rack railway (*) through the Tijuca forest to the 728m high Corcovado.
The train takes about 20 minutes and offers beautiful views of the lush tropical vegetation, picturesque landscapes of the beaches and the city itself. At the top of the mountain you leave the train and after a few steps you reach the famous Christ the Redeemer statue. After enjoying this breathtaking view, you will return to base by train.
Afterwards, continue along Rio's famous beaches to the Urca district. There you take a cable car over two stations to the 390m high Sugarloaf Mountain. After the descent, we continue along Guanabara Bay and Flamingo Park towards the city center. You will pass the financial and business center and see other landmarks such as the Candelaria Church and Saint Sebastian Cathedral, the Lapa Arches, the Municipal Theater, the National Library and the Art Museum. The finale is the Sambadrome, the place where Rio's world-famous carnival is celebrated annually.
**Note: (*) In the exceptional case that the train doesn't run, the return journey will instead be carried out by vans approved by the municipality from/to the Largo do Machado car park.